Lord Wellesley decided that the time was ripe for bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control. By 1797 the two strongest Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas, had declined in power. Political conditions in India were propitious for a policy of expansion: aggression was easy as well as profitable.
10 de abr. de 2022 · 1. In 1798, Lord Wellesley made his first Subsidiary Treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad. At a cost of £ 241,710 per year, the Nizam was to dismiss his French-trained troops and maintain a subsidiary force of six battalions. In exchange, the British promised to protect his state from Maratha incursions.
Lord Wellesley decided that the time was ripe for bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control. By 1797 the two strongest Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas, had declined in power. Political conditions in India were propitious for a policy of expansion: aggression was easy as well as profitable.
Expansion under Lord Wellesley (1798–1805) Lord Wellesley came to India in 1798 when Britain and France were amidst a severe power struggle in Europe. Lord Wellesley realised that the time was apt to establish political control over India as the strong empires—Mysore and Marathas—were declining in power.
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- British in India
- Expansion Under Lord Wellesley
- Expansion Under Lord Hastings (1813-22)
- Expansion Under Lord Dalhousie (1848–56)
India became the focal point of British trade between the later half of the 17th and mid 18th centuries. The East India Company was given a monopoly of all English trade to Asia by a royal grant at its inception in 1600. Trade of cotton textile was paramount in India for the East India Company. The Company set its main settlements in Bombay, Madras...
Lord Wellesley came to India in 1798 when Britain and France were in the midst of a severe power struggle to gain prominence. Lord Wellesley realised that the time was apt to establish political control over India as the two strong contenders, the Mysore and Marathas, were declining in power. To achieve this aim, Wellesley relied on three methods: ...
Lord Hasting became the Governor-General from 1813 to 1823. Under the new expansionist policy for territorial expansion in India, the Policy of Paramountcy was introduced. Under this, the East India Company claimed to have complete or paramount authority and became the supreme law that justified the annexations of any Indian territory to protect it...
Lord Dalhousie became the Governor-General of India in 1848. He continued with the expansionist policy to extend British rule over larger territories in India. He was confident that the existing native states in India would soon cease to exist as the oppressive administration of the native states would never be able to withstand the superior Britis...